Card holder



' Jan."29, 1924. 1,482,182

W. G. BATE CARD HOLDER Filed Feb. 19 19,25

Patented Jan. 29, 1924.

emits!) srArEs -WARWICK G. BATE, F NEVITON FALLS, OHIO.

CARD HOLDER.

Application filed February 19,1923. Serial No. 620,085.

new and useful Improvement in Card- ,Holders, of which thefollowing isafull,

clear, and exact description. i

' This invention relates to card holders, and has for its object toprovide a card holder adapted to receive and support a single card or anumber of cards in a stack,

the holder being open at both sides thereof so that the reading matteron the cards may be exposed upon both sides of the holder.

A further object is to provide a holder which is of light weight, ofrigid and durable construction and which can be economicallymanufactured. v

Reference should be head to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the cardholder, a portion thereof being broken away and shown in a section; Fig.2 is a top plan view of the holder; Fig. 3 is an end elevation of theholder; Fig. 1 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the base member 10 is anelongated hollow sheet metal member open at the bottom and taperingtoward the top. The base member 10 is preferably a one piece stam ingsubstantially rectangular in shape and aving a relatively narrow topportion to which the vertical channel-shaped standards 11 are rigidlyattached. The standards 11 are secured to the base member 10 adjacentthe opposite ends thereof and have their channels facing inwardly,whereby the cards may be inserted in the upper end of the channels andare-held in vertical position thereby with the reading matter on thecards exposed to view on either side of the holder.

The sheet metal base member 10 is formed with a reentrant portion alongthe top thereof forming an elongated substantially rectangular recesswhich has a flat bottom 12, parallel side walls 13 and end walls 14. Thelower ends of the standards 11 are squared that is, the lower edgesthereof lie in a plane at right angles to the back and flanges of thestandards so that-the lower edges of the standards may rest upon theflat bottom 12 of the recess in the base 10 and support the standards 11in vertical position. The lower ends of the standards 11 fit within therecess formed in the topofthe base 10 withthe backs 15 thereof restingagainst the end wallsl'e of the recess and the flanges thereof restingagainst the side walls 13 of the recess. The side flanges 16 of thestandards 11 are extended at their lower ends to provideinwardlyextending foot. pieces orbraces 17 whichlie in the planes of theflanges and bear against the side walls 13 of the recess. Integraltongues 18. project downwardly from the bottom edges of the flanges ofthe channel standard adjacent the rear wall 15 and similar integraltongues 19 project downwardly from the bottom edge of the extensions 17of the flanges. The tongues 18 and 19 of each of the side flanges extendthrough apertures in the bottom 12 of the recess in the base member 10and are bent inwardly into engagement with the under surface of thebottom 12. The walls 13 and 1 1 of the recess in the base 10 cooperatewith the locking tongues 18 and 19 to provide a rigid connection betweenthe base member 10 and the standards 11. The walls 13and 1 1 bearingagainst the sides and back of the channels serve to hold the standards11 against movements relative to the base 10 which would tend tostraighten the bent tongues 18 and 19 and loosen the connection betweenthe standards 11 and the base 10.

Having described my invention, I claim 1'. A card holder comprising asheet metal base member tapering toward the top and having a flat topportion, and a pair of sheet metal standards of channel form arrangedwith the channels facing inwardly and having squared lower ends restingon 'said fiat top portion of the base member 7 the flanges of thechannels having elongated foot portions extending inward-1y flhethelower ends thereof and resting on the top of said base member, theflanges of the standards each having spacedr integral tongues 3. A cardholder-comprising anelongated base member comprising a one piece sheetmetal stamplng" taper ng toward the top and having areentra-ntportionflin the top.

thereo'fjforming a recess which has afi at channeled-top," the sides "ofthe channel a d r s b aring ai t. the Wa f f th channelingthe topof thebase member.

4. A cardholder comprising-an elongated li'ollow'gsheet metal basemember haying an open bottom, said; base member tapering toward" the topand haying at; the top' a signature.

reentrant portion forming substantially rectangular recess, and a pairof inwardly facing sheet metal channel standards having squared lowerends fitting within the zrecessiin'thetop of-the base member, the

backs of said channels bearing against the end-walls 01 said recess andthe flanges thereof bearing againstthe side walls of the recess,theflanges of said channels at their lower endsbeing elongated to forminwardly extending foot portions resting on the base member each of theflanges of said 7 sta'ndardshaving an integral tongue pro botom andparallel side walls, ,and' a" pair' of inwardly facingchannel,standards}Ahav-ing squared lower ends rigidly secured to the base member atopposite ends Of thd jecting from the bottom edge thereof adjacenttheback of'the channel and an integral tongue projecting from the bottomedge of the inwardly extending foot portion, said tongues passingthrough apertures in the top of the base member and bent inwardlyagainst the inner surface "ther ln testimony whereof, I hereuntoafiix my7 ":WARWICK s; BATE.

